as in conventional
disapproving
very similar to other things of the same kind; not original or different
a neighborhood of cookie-cutter houses Opponents accused the candidate of taking a cookie-cutter approach to the problem.
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Recent Examples of cookie-cutter
Younger employees are bringing their gaming keyboards into the office, rather than relying on the standard cookie-cutter model.
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Bynicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 23 Nov. 2024
Oxygen, once a network backed by Geraldine Laybourne and Oprah Winfrey and created to appeal to female audiences, is more or less a cookie-cutter true-crime outlet in which rivals have a stronger perch.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Ditch the cookie-cutter, Instagrammable restaurants of Dallas and step back in time at this classic piano bar.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Social media posts and years of reviewing cookie-cutter luxury hotels had conditioned me to equate floating breakfasts, monogrammed accessories, butler service, and aromatherapy menus as markers of a dreamy luxury vacation.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
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Bynicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 23 Nov. 2024
Oxygen, once a network backed by Geraldine Laybourne and Oprah Winfrey and created to appeal to female audiences, is more or less a cookie-cutter true-crime outlet in which rivals have a stronger perch.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Ditch the cookie-cutter, Instagrammable restaurants of Dallas and step back in time at this classic piano bar.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Social media posts and years of reviewing cookie-cutter luxury hotels had conditioned me to equate floating breakfasts, monogrammed accessories, butler service, and aromatherapy menus as markers of a dreamy luxury vacation.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie-cutter
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Proton therapy is a more precise type of radiation with fewer side effects than conventional radiation therapy.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Unlike conventional tutoring, the latter revolved around hands-on, practical courses, teaching Vincent the ins and outs of fieldwork and international humanitarian law, including driving a four-wheel in the bushes, using a VHF radio, or passing through an army checkpoint safely.Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Founded by artists who grew up in Maryvale, Salcido said the purpose of Labor is to be the bridge that shows the artistic capacity and potential of Maryvale because the neighborhood is too often stereotyped, underrepresented and ignored.David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Chicano artists also critically reexamined stereotyped figures, such as the pachuco and pachuca, and retold current and historic events through artworks that questioned hegemonic narratives.Mary Thomas, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Uninspired gameplay, derivative characters and plenty other factors went into the tepid response from the gaming community.Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The loss was due to changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities and derivative liabilities.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Cookie-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie-cutter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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